Today’s Passage: 2 Samuel 12:15-31This is a difficult passage. There is no way around it. It may invoke feelings of pain if you lost a child or know someone who has. It may invoke feelings of confusio...  Read More

Today's Passage: 2 Samuel 12:1-142 Samuel 11 was undoubtedly the lowest spiritual point of David’s life. The close of the chapter leaves us with these chilling words: “But the thing that David had don...  Read More

Today's Passage: 2 Samuel 11If we’re not careful, as we study Scripture and learn about the heroes of the faith, we elevate beyond normal humanity. Jesus was fully God fully man—emptying himself to sh...  Read More

Today's Passage: 2 Samuel 10Famous singer/songwriter Frank Sinatra wrote an infamous song entitled “I Did It My Way.” Here is the second verse to this song.Regrets, I've had a few
But then again too f...  Read More

Today's Passage: 2 Samuel 9David’s kindness towards Mephibosheth is unprecedented. Most kings hunted and killed any remaining relatives of former kings. They did this to protect themselves and preserv...  Read More

Today's Passage: 2 Samuel 8Whenever something is repeated in a chapter of Scripture, you should pay special attention to it. In this relatively short chapter, twice it says, “And the LORD gave victory...  Read More

Today's Passage: 2 Samuel 7What I find so interesting in this chapter is how God flips the script on David. David wants to build God a house – which seems like a noble thing. Instead, God tells David ...  Read More

Today's Passage: 2 Samuel 6:16-23If you recall, Michal had been given to David as his wife after his conquering of the hundreds of the Philistines. However, as David Toshio Tsumura puts it,“Michal is ...  Read More

Today’s Passage: 2 Samuel 6:1-15This is an intriguing story in 2 Samuel. David wants to bring the Ark of the Lord to Jerusalem. No one knows exactly why. Maybe because it was the “holy city”. Maybe be...  Read More

Today's Passage: 2 Samuel 5Like a good season finale of your favorite show, this is a peak moment for the people of Israel! With much anticipation and hope, David is anointed King at 30 years of age. ...  Read More

Today's Passage: 2 Samuel 42 Samuel 4 paints a gruesome image of a transference of power in the ancient world. In any other kingdom, Baanah and Rechab’s actions would have been rewarded. The goal for ...  Read More

Today's Passage: 2 Samuel 3The transition from Saul’s kingdom to David’s was slow and painful. It did not happen overnight and much of the land was divided between the two kings.It’s important to note...  Read More